BERLIN — German police offered a reward of half a million euros on Thursday for clues that would help them find mystery robbers who smashed their way into a Dresden museum and made off with a haul of 18th century jewelry in one of Germany’s biggest heists. “We will stop at nothing to solve this case,” the president of Saxony police, Horst Kretzschmar, and prosecutor Klaus Roevekamp said in a statement. Most experts say the cultural value of the haul, which included three sets of 18th century jewelry, is greater than its market value. The collection, which includes precious stones, sculptures and decorations some from gold and silver, was started in the 18th century by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony. It survived World War Two Allied bombing raids but ended up as Soviet war booty to be returned to Dresden in 1958.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 16:30 UTC